Have You Ever Heard of 3D Sound? Can you tell the difference between mono sound and stereo? If you were scanning through radio stations, would you be able to tell if you were listening to music in mono or stereo sound? More specific, and harder to identify, is the difference between high bitrate versus MP compressed files in the sound…
I’m sitting in yoga position in a darkened room lit mostly by candles surrounding a Buddha altar in the corner. On the mat to my right Julie says, “My boyfriend would never attend something like this. He says it’s too woo-woo.” She sighs and tucks a lock of hair behind her ear. “This” is the didgeridoo concert we’ve come to…
My work as a post-trauma coach means I study the brain and how to calm it, so I know all about how science has proven that the practice of paying deep, nonjudgmental attention to the present moment quiets the mind, quells emotions, and creates a neurophysiological environment (complete with reduced stress hormones) that reduces anxiety. I also hear firsthand from…
I didn’t go looking for meditation, not consciously at least. Past imprints on the soul work according to their own rhythms and dictates. I grew up in Hong Kong, and as a senior in high school saw an exhibit of black-and-white photographs by Chris Rainier. As I walked through the gallery, I was mesmerized by the images of yogis and…
Behind me is infinite power, before me is endless possibility, around me is boundless opportunity
Back in the 1960s Dr. Paul D. Maclean devised the Triune Brain model as a way to explain the brain’s evolution while reconciling rational human behavior with more primal and violent outbursts. The Triune Model suggests three parts to the brain: Reptilian (posterior, brain stem): the source of instincts Paleommamalian (mid-brain): the source of emotions Neomammalian (cortex): the source of…
The benefits of meditation are well-known and seemingly endless. It helps us keep calm and more focused, reduces blood pressure, and promotes more energy as well as better sleep. However, what is lesser known-but no less important- is the science behind how meditation can actually help reverse the adverse effects of age on your skin. In fact, meditation helps your…
To beat back the Great Bleakness that is clinical depression takes a lot of falling sick. For the depressive, there is often no choice about sinking into despair—darkness so overpowering that it would shock the uninitiated. For us, it can be a daily occurrence. But to fall sick mindfully, to observe our experience of depression—that skulking trickster, part physical malady…
From sick and stressed to healthy and happy
